Yeah I agree with Tassadank that the theme of this song is observing the narcissistic ~millennial~ generation, which I think is a theme on this album hence it also being called Bankrupt! and having a song called Bourgeois which talks about this bougie generation as well as the middle class. I think with this song in particular, Thomas Mars is passing a negative judgement on the narcissism of people; shallow and selfie-taking et cetera et cetera, and I feel that even the title "Bankrupt!" is a bit of a piss take and a nod to his disapproval of bougie people who WANT to be considered "fashion" and "rich and young" etc.
And I agree that the ending really stays with you; kinda haunting and hopeless/lonely sounding.
Yeah I agree with Tassadank that the theme of this song is observing the narcissistic ~millennial~ generation, which I think is a theme on this album hence it also being called Bankrupt! and having a song called Bourgeois which talks about this bougie generation as well as the middle class. I think with this song in particular, Thomas Mars is passing a negative judgement on the narcissism of people; shallow and selfie-taking et cetera et cetera, and I feel that even the title "Bankrupt!" is a bit of a piss take and a nod to his disapproval of bougie people who WANT to be considered "fashion" and "rich and young" etc.
And I agree that the ending really stays with you; kinda haunting and hopeless/lonely sounding.